Call, Postdoctoral Fellowships

Open Call, Postdoctoral Fellowships 2027-28
Deadline:
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (Toronto time)

Details
Fellows will be in residence at the JHI from July 1, 2027 to June 30, 2028, joining an intellectual community that also includes faculty researchers, distinguished visiting fellows, graduate and undergraduate students. Fellows are expected to reside in Toronto and contribute to the JHI’s programming and activities. This is an open call for scholars in the humanities or qualitative social sciences.

Open to applicants who hold a doctoral degree in a humanities or humanistic social science discipline, earned between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2027. The JHI interprets “Humanities” as a broad category, including political theory, interpretive social sciences, music, and the arts

Doctoral candidates and graduates of the University of Toronto are eligible to apply, as are external applicants from anywhere in the world

The JHI Postdoctoral Fellowship is open to citizens of all countries

If you will be enrolled as a full- or part-time student during any part of the fellowship period, you are  not  eligible to apply

If you hold a tenure-track appointment at a degree-granting university, you are  not  eligible to apply

Funding and Benefits
The postdoctoral fellowship is an award of  $75,000 CAD plus benefits .

The JHI will provide:

Membership in the year’s Circle of Fellows

24/7 use of a dedicated office as well as the JHI’s meeting spaces and office facilities

University of Toronto Library access

Faculty mentoring

Administrative support

More Information
For more information, please review the Call and FAQ here .